List of Pittsburgh Penguins minor league affiliates

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a team in the National Hockey League.

1999–present

AHL Affiliate

ECHL Affiliate

The current structure of the Penguins' farm system has been in place since 1999. The Penguins did not own a minor league team until 1999 when the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League were developed.^[1]

Year	AHL	ECHL
2018-19	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins^[2]	Wheeling Nailers
2017-18	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2016-17	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2015-16	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2014-15	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2013-14	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2012-13	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2011-12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2010-11	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2009-10	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2008-09	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2007-08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2006-07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2005-06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2004-05	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2003-04	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2002-03	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2001-02	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
2000-01	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers
1999-00	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Wheeling Nailers

1973–1999

Between 1973 and 1999, the Penguins organization contained minor league affiliates inside of the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, ECHL and United Hockey League.^[1]

Year	AHL	IHL	ECHL	UHL
1998-99	Syracuse Crunch		Wheeling Nailers
1997-98	Syracuse Crunch		Johnstown Chiefs
1996-97		Cleveland Lumberjacks	Johnstown Chiefs
1995-96		Cleveland Lumberjacks	Hampton Roads Admirals
1994-95		Cleveland Lumberjacks
1993-94		Cleveland Lumberjacks	Louisville Icehawks	Muskegon Fury
1992-93		Cleveland Lumberjacks		Muskegon Fury
1991-92		Muskegon Lumberjacks	Knoxville Cherokees
1990-91		Muskegon Lumberjacks	Knoxville Cherokees
1989-90		Muskegon Lumberjacks
1988-89		Muskegon Lumberjacks
1987-88		Muskegon Lumberjacks
1986-87	Baltimore Skipjacks	Muskegon Lumberjacks
1985-86	Baltimore Skipjacks	Muskegon Lumberjacks
1984-85	Baltimore Skipjacks	Muskegon Lumberjacks
1983-84	Baltimore Skipjacks	Muskegon Mohawks
1982-83	Baltimore Skipjacks	Muskegon Mohawks
1981-82	Erie Blades	Muskegon Mohawks
1980-81	Binghamton Whalers
1979-80	Syracuse Firebirds
1978-79	Binghamton Dusters	Grand Rapids/Dayton Owls
1977-78	Binghamton Dusters	Dayton/Grand Rapids Owls
1976-77	Hershey Bears
1975-76	Hershey Bears	Columbus Owls

1967–1973

Initially, the Penguins organization contained minor league affiliates inside of the AHL, IHL, Central Hockey League and the low-level minor professional North American Hockey League.

Year	AHL	IHL	CHL	NAHL
1974-75	Hershey Bears	Ft. Wayne Komets		Johnstown Jets
1973-74	Hershey Bears	Ft. Wayne Komets
1972-73	Hershey Bears	Ft. Wayne Komets
1971-72	Hershey Bears	Ft. Wayne Komets
1970-71	Baltimore Clippers		Amarillo Wranglers
1969-70	Baltimore Clippers
1968-69			Amarillo Wranglers
1967-68			Baltimore Clippers

References

^ ^a ^b Pittsburgh Hockey.net "Pittsburgh Penguins Farm Team Affiliations," March 19, 2015.
^ 100 Degree Hockey - Texas Stars Hockey News "The Comprehensive List of AHL Affiliation Agreements and Arena Contracts ," February, 2 2015.